A Natural Woman : A Memoir (Paperback)

from DeltaQueen50

A Natural Woman, a memoir by Carole King, noted singer/songwriter/musician, was a "must-read" for me as her iconic album, Tapestry, was one that I almost wore the grooves out of in the early 1970's. This prolific songwriter chronicles her life from her upbringing in Brooklyn during the 1950's, ri...

from pennsylady

An amazing career with numerous accolades is detailed from humble beginnings in Brooklyn onward.Carole King does her own audio presentation.The plus would be little snippets that she sings to depict the moment.The minus would be the fact that hardcover contains numerous photos.I may need to look ...

from macnaubj

Nice to hear in the authors own voice. She would fall into song, which was very cool, and play piano at section intervals. She collaborated on so many songs - I had no idea. Made me start pulling out old albums looking for her name. Reading was stilted to begin with, but she relaxed into the stor...

from PhilipJHunt

I really enjoyed this. Carole writes easy prose, with an appealing sense of humour (Jewish). Her life is a combination of undoubted songwriting talent, a little luck with planets, places and people aligning, and more than enough troubles, doubts, and wrong directions to make it accessible. For pe...

from bakersfieldbarbara

I loved Carole Kings' Tapestry when it came out and felt it was the best album she had ever done. As a recipient of 4 Grammys and inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, this is a huge statement to make. My naive knowledge of what it takes to write a song, p...